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  "id": 418439,
  "title": "Rybakina, Gauff advance to Toronto quarter-finals",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/09/rybakina-gauff-advance-to-toronto-quarter-finals",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-09T23:33:18.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
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    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/sports/2026/08/10/rybakina-gauff-advance-to-toronto-quarter-finals"
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  "account": "Elena Rybakina and Coco Gauff advanced to the quarter-finals of the WTA Canadian Open in Toronto on Sunday. Rybakina, the world number two, overcame a slow start to defeat Russian Liudmila Samsonova 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 after a two-hour, 49-minute match. Gauff, the fourth-ranked player, swept past Russian teen qualifier Alina Korneeva 6-3, 6-1. Rybakina will face either Naomi Osaka or Leylah Fernandez in the next round, while Gauff will meet either Belinda Bencic or Alexandra Eala. Gauff, who has not dropped a set in Canada, emphasized her readiness to continue the match if necessary.",
  "summary": "Elena Rybakina outlasted Liudmila Samsonova 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 in two hours and 49 minutes before American Coco Gauff eliminated Alina Korneeva 6-3, 6-1.",
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        "title": "Rybakina advances while Andreeva exits at Toronto",
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        "outlet": "Gulf News",
        "title": "Rybakina, Gauff advance to Toronto quarter-finals",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/09/rybakina-gauff-advance-to-toronto-quarter-finals-421056",
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        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Rybakina, Gauff advance to Toronto quarter-finals",
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        "published": "2026-08-09T23:33:18.000Z"
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        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Rybakina, Gauff advance to Toronto quarter-finals",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/rybakina-gauff-advance-to-toronto-quarter-finals",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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